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Effectiveness Of Video-Assisted Teaching On Awareness (Knowledge And Attitude) Towards Mental Illness Among Public, Vinisha Almeida, Nanda Kumar Paniyadi, Asha K. Nayak

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction: Knowledge and attitude of mental illness affect behaviour tremendously. The attitude of people towards mental health problems are negative, condemned, ignorant, and apprehensive. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of video-assisted teaching (VAT) on knowledge and attitude of the public towards mental illness. Methods: A quantitative, pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was used among 80 people using a judgmental sampling technique. For data collection, a knowledge questionnaire and an attitude scale were developed. An appropriate VAT was developed that was administered as an intervention. The intervention was done after four weeks and the effectiveness of the program was assessed by …